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trblmkr
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It's their life. Wonder what they would think about writing a book?
Pompano,
Now that sounds like a book worth reading!
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Mexray
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Ode to David...
Dave's a young man near San Diego
Thoughts of Baja help's his day go.
With many trips there over the years
To share with friends and Baja peers
While eating a torta and lots of mayo.
[Edited on 2-4-2006 by Mexray]
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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capt. mike
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why is it whenever yur in a calif restaurant and order a burger they always put mayo on it?
i HATE mayo on burgers  , it's un American man!! mustard and maybe a little ketchup......no, not catsup! what the hell is catsup anyway?
what people from John Kerry land call ketchup?!
anyway, i have to ALWAYS tell them when i order "NO MAYO"!
order a burger anywhere else but calif and it never comes with mayo unless you are from calif and ask for it.
well, thx for listening to this rant.
Andy Rooney........some where in baja.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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TMW
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capt. mike I'm with you. I want mustard on a hamburger and I'll keep the mayo for my egg sandwich. Sonic does have a mustard burger #2 I think.
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JZ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
why is it whenever yur in a calif restaurant and order a burger they always put mayo on it?
order a burger anywhere else but calif and it never comes with mayo unless you are from calif and ask for it.
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Not quite true Mike. Try going to the mid-west. If it doesn't have mayo on it they ain't eatting it... MX is nearly the same, Mexicans love their mayo.
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capt. mike
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Huh?? what part of midwest? i grew up in the mid mid-west.....KS. to be semi specific and they never put mayo on em before serving.
but, yeah....the mid west includes a lot of geography! 
i have discovered a way to "fix" mayo tho - mix in some paprika and grated horseradish....ummmm, white hot sauce. 
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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JZ
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Ohio for sure. KS's not the mid-west is it.
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Ok, I guess Kanasas "could" be considered part of the mid-west. From Wikipedia: "Though definitions vary, any definition of the Midwest would
include the Northwest Ordinance "Old Northwest" states and often includes many states that were part of the Louisiana Purchase."
Ohio is part of the "Old Northwest" states and Kanasas is part of the Louisiana Purchase. I always thought of the mid-west as just the "Old
Northwest" states (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc); and put Kanasas in the west.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States.
"The term "Middle West" originated in the 19th century, followed by "Midwest" and "Heartland", and referred to generally the same areas and states in
the region. The heart of the Midwest is bounded by the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, the "Old Northwest" (or the "West"),
referring to the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, which comprised the original Northwest Territory. This area is now called
the East North Central States by the United States Census Bureau. The Northwest Territory was created out of the ceded English (formerly French and
Native American) frontier lands under the Northwest Ordinance by the Continental Congress just before the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The
Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery and religious discrimination, and promoted public schools and private property. As Revolutionary War soldiers
from the original colonies were awarded lands in Ohio and migrated there and to other Midwestern states with other pioneers, including many immigrants
from central and northern Europe, the area became the first thoroughly "American" region. The Midwest region today refers not only to states created
from the Northwest Ordinance, but also may include states between the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains and north of the Ohio River."
[Edited on 2-5-2006 by JZ]
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Baja Bernie
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Jeez
Can you imagine this---mayo hijacking a wonderful informational post by David K.
Come on guys lets get back on message here.
Pompano--The story about real life and the fishermen should always take president over story's of Baja by gringo's or anyone else. Fifty years of
living close to the earth and the sea makes for a bunch of wrinkles and some really sound knowledge of life. Wish I could meet them.
Thanks
Woops! I be looking at the views and won't be posting here again--if only in the memory of JR
[Edited on 2-6-2006 by Baja Bernie]
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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capt. mike
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very interesting info JZ. whoda thunk it?
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Pompano
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Bernie...those panga brothers are/were legends in their own right. Talk about basic tough! I will try to get you some photos and a history of them
for your Baja book interest. But there are many just like them scattered around the Cortez. They have always been there...families of fisherfolk,
just melting into the scenery...unnoticed and unheralded.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Baja Bernie
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Pompano
They are becoming fewer and fewer and as you have just done--they need to be saluted for their survival instincts among other things.
Thank you for the offer and I look forward to what you gather.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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David K
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Here is a vagabundo sail boat beyond this pilot whale photo, from 40 years ago...
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BOLABOUND
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Thats an amazing pic David , you dont see that everyday,
You always amaze me with your pics my friend, Thanks for sharing your
fever with us . I love it!
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David K
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My pleasure!
That is from my Choral Pepper collection http://choralpepper.com for more classic Baja photos from the 1960's...
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David K
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Bud posted this in Bernie's thread 'A Simple Question':
>>> Well, I'm half way through the desert place book right now.
I've been to the area he's in obove LA bay in a boat. And on most of the land. So, it's been very interesting to me. As far as I'm concerned it good
to hear what his thoughts were during the process of going down the coast. I know some seem to not like his style of writing and all I have to say
about that is....to each his own. So far he's held my interest pretty well. Still have a long way to though.
And Braulio, I got that suitcase book you suggested. As soon as I'm done with Grahams books I'll dig into that one. Looks interesting.....It's big
too!
Bud <<<
I responded with this:
>>> I can't imagine anyone who loves Baja, (the land, people ,sea,) would not enjoy Graham's books... They are great armchair adventure works
for those times we Nomads are not on our own adventure in Baja!
It was nearly a quarter centuary ago when he did the great walk around Baja... and he's still energized to keep us entertained! <<<
Bernie suggested I post it in this thread about Graham, as well...
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Mexray
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Looking forward to more...
...'Tele-Grahams' when they hit the mainland. Adventure, in every sense of the word is fun to read about!
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Bud
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Great pic's David. We used to go down every year back when the pavement ended at 180 K. Spend a week or more.
In San Quintin. It was a very small villiage back then. Crossed over to San Filipi a few times also. There was nothing there then except a small
store and the beach. That was in the early "50"s.
I'm still on Grahams book. It's pretty interesting so far. Anyways, thanks for the pic's.
Bud
[Edited on 2-8-2006 by Bud]
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David K
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New Photo showing Graham with airdrop
Bonni just sent me a note and photo of Graham... still 'self-marooned' on Isla Angel de la Guarda. Email of Feb. 8, 2006:
Mike Essary sent some photos of Graham's camp. It shows Graham on the beach holding Bonni's letter that was air dropped and also the mini-keg of
Heiniken that he received. The panga in camp is the wrecked one he wrote about.
Photo by Mike Essary
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David K
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Letter Report from Graham 2-6-06
Monday February 6, 2006
Forgive me if I get silly or sentimental, but as I write this by moonlight I?m looking up at a lovely 1.3 gallons of Heineken beer, which was
delivered by Mike Essary via parachute about 3:30 this afternoon. I didn?t even have to kayak out to get it; some wild wind and waves drove it quickly
to shore. All it took was a half-mile hike around the bay. And suddenly I have a care package of beer and mucho chocolate. I drank my last can of beer
about ten days ago?so I?m enjoying this evening.
Ironically, I have almost as much beer as water! In fact, I?ve spent most of the last 3 days making drinking water by distilling seawater?a slow and
tedious process providing about a cup an hour and necessitating constant tending and supervision of the still. Luckily, there is an abundance of
driftwood for fuel.
The weather has generally been warmer that I expected. Over the last week the temperature has dropped only to about the mid-fifties at night and
climbed to around 80? in the day. If I?m not hiking or kayaking, I generally seek the shade of a large cardon cactus on the slope above my campsite.
If the wind isn?t too strong, I?ll rig up a shade with a tarp.
January was delightful: not a mosquito or a no-see-um, no scorpions, hardly even a fly or an ant. I?ve tended to intersperse an active day hiking or
kayaking with a ?rest? day birdwatching or turning over rocks, or just reading and meditating.
I?ve hiked across the island to beachcomb on the east coast, and I?ve enjoyed hiking the ridges of the island divide, which offers spectacular views
of both coasts.
Any calm day is an invitation to kayak up and down the coast. Several times I?ve found myself surrounded by schools of yellowtail?usually when I
haven?t my fishing pole with me. Sea lions are plentiful, and I?ve seen several turtles and fin back whales. Some of the rock formations in the cliffs
are astoundingly beautiful, and several times I?ve gone ashore to photograph an interesting vein or unusual wildflower.
Here in camp, I?ve become part of the community for the local gulls and oyster catchers?if I?m quiet, the latter birds will waddle along the shore
just a few yards away, prodding beneath the rocks with their long orange-red beaks.
What I enjoy about camping in such a place is the beauty and the peace that so readily descends if one will be still and let it. I find my mind
drifting to thoughts of family and friends and all the blessings they have given me. I have never felt more spiritual and connected than when I?m at
peace on a Baja beach.
And it comes as a shock when I then turn on my radio at night to catch up on the news, and to listen to all the anger and negativity expressed on the
political talk shows north of the border. Sad!
Maybe I?m getting older and a little less bolder, maybe I?m getting lazy, but I sure enjoy the great sense of discovery one can have in a place like
Isla de la Guarda. Armed only with binoculars and a hand lens, and a few field guides, I could be very content for quite a while. Some of the best
days I?ve had have been right here on ?my? beach marveling at all there is to see beneath the rocks.
Until Mike?s flyover, I?d only spoken to one person in the month since I came out here, and that was Gary from British Columbia, who kayaked out for a
few days. There is no way I?d kayak all that way?I?ve rarely gone more than one half mile from shore. I spent the night at his campfire before he
paddled back, and he was clearly anxious about the journey. He was well gone by first light. Sharing his anxiety, I climbed a nearby peak and willed
the wind to stay down for his crossing. By the time he would have been close to Smith Island, we managed to exchange a few words by radio; I was
jubilant to know he was safe. What a courageous young man.
Yes, I?m getting older and a little less ambitious. I?m happy to find a place of peace? to enjoy the privilege of this island, to have so much of it
for myself, if for just a little while.
As I look up I can see Sirius , and Orion, and half a moon, and there, manna from heaven, a very large can of Heineken. Maybe I can allow myself just
one more little beaker.
And then I get to thinking back through the years, back to my ?moment? of madness, to my walk around the coast of Baja, back to all the kindness and
hospitality, to friendships made by campfire and casa. Simple memories from over 20 years ago, as vivid as yesterday.
Many of these fleeting friends have passed on, but they?ll live forever in my heart. What luck and joy I?ve found in this land. It?s easy to believe
that, out here, I have my own personal Guardian Angel.
Thank you,
Graham
[Edited on 2-11-2006 by David K]
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